842 WILBUR DARLINGTON MIXSON, JAMES D. MIXSON (766), CHARLES JONES MIXSON (713), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Wilbur Darlington Mixson, son of James Darlington and Mary E. Reeves Mixson, was b. at Micanopy, FL, Oct. 10, 1889, d. Feb. 6, 1961, Lake City, FL. On Dec. 23, 1920, he m. Rosalie Anderson, b. Oct. 26, 1901, d. Dec. 14, 2004, dau. of Tobias and Frances Etta Belew Anderson.  Both bur. Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery, Flemington, FL
Wilbur served in the US Army in WWI, Co. E 306 Ammunition Train, in France.

 

Note: Tobias Anderson’s first wife was Rosa Mixson #815a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census:

1900 Flemington, Marion, FL, Wilbur D Mixon age 10, living with father James Mixson-51

1910 Geiger, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixon, age 12, living with father, James D Mixon-62

1920 Flemington, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixson age 30 living with father James D Mixson-71

1930 Geiger, Marion, FL, W D Mixson age 40, wife Rosa L-28, children: Adrian-8, Morris-3, Arnold-0

1935 Florida State Census: Precient 3, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixon age 45, wife Rosalee-33, children: Adren-13, Morris-8, Arnold-5

1940 Marion, FL, W D Mixson, age 50, wife Rosalee-38, children: Adrien-18, Morris,-13, Arnold-10

1945 Precint 32, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixson, age 55, wife Rosalee-43, children: Adrian-23, Morris-18, Arnold-15

 

Their Children

*916 Adrian Wilbur Mixson - b. Nov. 25, 1921, d. Sept. 1979

917 Myrtice Gertrude Mixson - b. Oct. 24, 1923, d. May 13, 1928, bur. Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery, Flemington, FL

*918 Morris Darlington Mixson - b. Aug. 23, 1926, d. Aug 15, 2020, m. Barbara Junior.

*919 Francis Arnold Mixson - b. Aug. 24, 1929, d. Oct. 16, 2011

 

Rosalie Anderson Mixson m. (2) Jul 21, 1965 to Jesse William Yawn, b. Jul. 12, 1895, d. Nov 4, 1978.

 

 Read more about the lives of Wilbur and Rosalie Mixson.

 

Note:  Rosalie married Jessie William Yawn Nov. 4, 1967.   Mr. Yawn's son Billy Yawn and his wife Elizabeth (Betty) Feaster (see #FE046) were close friends of my parents.  Billy and Betty's children, Janice, Karen and Timmy, were childhood friends of my family.  See Barbara's diary.

 

See Census:
1900 Census - Florida - Marion County - Flemington
1910 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 101
1920 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 120
1930 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 32
1940 Census - Florida - Marion County - Precinct 32
1945 Census - Florida - Marion County - Precinct 32

 

 

 Read about Wilbur During WWI

 

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